Apparatus for producing submarine sound-signals.



PATENTED JANrZQ, 1907. A. J.MUNDY & H. B. GALE. APPARATUS FOR raonucme SUBMARINESOUND SIGNALS.

APPLICATION FILED APB.11, 1906.

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No. 842,327. PATENT-ED JAN. 29, 1907.

J. MUNDY & H. B. GALE.

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A. J.-MUNDY & H. B. GALE. APPARATUSPOR PRODUCING SUBMARINB SOUND SIGNALS.

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APPARATUS FOR PRODUCING SUBMARINE SOUND SIGNALS.

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1 APPARATUS FOR PRODUCING SUBMAR'INB SOUND SIGNALS.

APPLICATION FILED APR.11,1906.

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No. 842,327. PATENTED JAN. 29, 1907. A. J. MUNDY &: H. B. GALE. APPARATUS FOR PRODUCING SUBMARINE SOUND SIGNALS.

APPLICATION FILED APIRHII, 1906.

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1 To all whom} it may concern marine Sound-Signals, of which the ollow-- ro.

ARTHUR J. MUNDYIOF NEWTON, AND HORACE B. GALE, or BOSTON, MAssA-.

. oHUsET s, ASS'IGNOR'S 'TO SUBMARINE, SIGNAL COMPANY, OF WATER, VILLE; MAINE,.A CORPQRATIONOF MAINE.

APP RATus EQRPRODUCING SUBMARINESOUND-SIGNALS.

Be it known that we, ARTHUR J, MUNDY,

,of N cwton, in the county of Middlesex and State of Massachusetts, and HORACE B.

GALE, of Boston, in the county of Suffolk, in

said State, both citizens of the United.

States, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Apparatus for Producin Subing is a full, clear, and exact. description, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification, in explaining its nature. Ourj experiments most effective way to operate such apparatus by wave motion is to utilize the reaction between the vertical undulation of the surface water as applied to 'move a floating support and the inertia of a mass of comparativel One object of our invention is to produce an efficient and durable device to operate upon this principle. .To this end we employ, in combination with a' sup orti'ng-body dew i signed to float upon the sur ace of the water,

such as a buoy or light-ship, a motor element immersed in a confined body ,of relatively still water below the supporting-body.

Another objectv of our invention is to produce a submarine-signaling apparatus that is adapted to operate upon'the same principle sound-signalsin-the air simultaneously with the submarineflsignal and without mutual in- 35 Other objects "are to produce submarine signaling apparatus of extreme sensitiveness to smallwave/movem'ents and at the samev terference betweenthe two.

time havin ample'strength 'of construction and protection for the working parts to withstand the roughest kind of usage in storms atsea-and iii-handling the apparatus on ships, &c.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a sectional elevation of one embodiment of our invention applied to a signal-buoy. Fig. 2 is a plan, and Fig. 3 an'elevation, illustratingsome detailsof-the mechanism of Fig. 1. Fi 4 is a diagram illustrating an application 0 our inshown in Fig. 4;. Fig. 8 is a sectional eleva-" vention,to the operation of a submarine signal-ona light-ship; Fig. 5isaplan view, and Figs. 6 and 7 are'sectional elevations, on a larger. scale, illustrating details of the device have shown that ,the

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applied to the operation of either submarine tion illustrating the preferred form of, the mechanism of our invention as adapted to be signals or submarine and:air signals simultaneously. Fig. 9 is an end view of the apparatus of Fig. 8, looking from the bottom is a vertical section taken at rigiht angles to u ward. Fig. 10 t ough the case H, the section shown, in Fi .,8. 11 is a horizontal section on line of Fig. 10.- Fi 12'is an elevation of a plain submarine signa buoy embodying the apparatus of Fig. 8. Figs. 13, 14, and 15 illustrate the application of the invention to the operationof both air and'submarine signals. i 1 Corresponding parts are similarly designated in the various views.

- A indicates an underwater sound-produc y ing device, whichis representedqas a sub--- silll water at a considerable depthbelow the surface.

e struck'by a clapbelow it so as to mclose a mass of water in In Fi s. 1, 12, 13', and 15 communication through the open lower end of the tubewith the water at a considerable depth below the floating support. It will be 1 apparent from the principle on' which our in- I vention de endsthat the mass of water inclosed in t e tube 0 must be relatively still compared to the water which supports the buoyant bod B. Asthe wave motion dim'inishesgra ua-lly downward from the surface it is therefore necessary for efficient operation of our invention that the open mo th of the tube C should be a considerable 'stance"several feet at least-below the under. surface ofthe body B, whose vertical movement by'the water 0 erates the device. '7 We prefer to. make the tu e C of cylindrical form; but it may be, more or less conical and may have any shape of 'crosssection, provided only that it is adapted'to quirements above stated. V D' indicates a motor elemen osed in the tube 0. In Figs. 1, 8, 9, and 5 the mo- .tor element shown-is' 'a piston. In Figs. 4,- 5

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and 6 it is a screw-wheel. In either case it is immersed in the mass of comparatively still. water in the tube C, which reacts upon the motor element by its inertia in the case of the piston to hold it back against the movement of the buoyant supporting-body by the Waves and in the case of the screw-wheel to revolve it on its axis in one or the other direction, dependent upon the direction of IO movement of the body B and the attached parts. The mptor element D is connected y silitable mechanism ,to be hereinafter described, with the operating parts of the submerged sound-producing device A. l 5 The word piston as used in this specification is not intended to convey the idea of a necessarily close-fitting device in the tube C, i but means 'a body adapted to be immersed in the water of the tube so as to be acted on by its inertia and capable of a'reciprocating motion within the tube and inv the direction of its axis.

In order that the apparatus may be able V to withstand without injury. the bufieting of :5 storms and the extremely rough usage to which buoys are liable in being handled on ships, it is necessary that the hisavy submerged bell should be very strongly supported and held centrally, together with the piston or other motor element, in the axis of the tube. In devices previously constructed .upon the principle of our invention-such,-

for example, as are described in United States Patent to A. J. Mundy, No. 7 25,755-

3 5 the only means of supporting the submerged bell audits connected mechanism has been a long central rod or spindle depending from the buoy, which served also as a guide and support for the sea-anchor or motor ele- This construction we have found not sufliciently stiff to meet the requirements of the service, and in order to provide a support of ample strength and rigidity we make use of the strength and stiffness of the tubular case. C, inclosing the motor element. To

1 avail ourselves of the rigid support of the...

tube C without impairing the sensitivenessof the apparatus by interfering with the freedom of the relative vertical movement of the inclosed water, we combine with the tubular case C an open frame or spider E, (see Figs. 8

and 9,) consisting of a central ring or hub 21 b and'radi'al pieces 22, attached to the tube \near its lower end and so disposed as to su 5 5 port the bell and operating mechanism firm y at a point below the motor element D and between the latter and the bell. In our preferred' form of construction represented in Figs, 8 and 9 the frame E supports the bell so firmly at its neck and ap roximately in the center of gravity of the ell and operating mechanism. In this construction and also in that shown in Figs. 4, 'fi, and 7 the radial pieces 22"take the form of thin steel plates disposed vertically, so as to-furnish a supp rt Maser sists, preferably, of a vertical c upon the guide G.

the bell when the stored energy released to actuate thebell-clapper 23 or other of great strength and stiffness while oiiering the least possible resistance to relative upand-down motions of the tube and the mass of water inclosed therein. On this frame or spider E we support also a central axial guide G for the motor element D. This guide conlindrical rod or tube on which, as shown in igs. 1 and R, the piston D can slide up and down between the limiting-stops L and L Figs. 6 and 7 show also the central axial guide G similarly supported; but in this case the motor element D instead of sliding vertically upand down has a rotary oscillating movement Inter osed between the sound-producing device and motor element D is a mechanism whereby the movement of the motorelement is transformed and transmitted to operate the soundroducing device, and which, preferably, is a a ted to store up the power transmitted to it y the motor e ement until a sufficient amount of energy'has been accumulated, say,-to strike a powerful blow upon is suddenly sound-producing means. This mechanism we have shown as lnclosed in a case H. In

the form of our. invention illustrated in Figs.

1, 2, and 3 this mechanism comprises a air 9 of helical tensionsprings 24, connecte at one end to an arm 25, forming a part of the clapper-arm 26. At the other end the springs are attached to the end i the lever 27, which can turn on the same a 's 28 as the clapper-. arm and which has in it a slot 29, adapted to engage a pin carriedby the rigid arm 30. This arm is rigidly attached to the rod G, which is fastened at its upper end to the frame F, carried on the upper end of the tube '105 C, as shown in Fig. 1.

' The operation of the device is as follows:

. The buoy B, which floats upon the surface of the water, (indicated by the line 31 is moved up and down by the surface waves, and to it the tube 0 is'rigidly attached. The water inclosed inside the tube 0 communicates through the open lower end of this tube with the water at. a corisiderable'depth below the surface, which is comparatively unaffected by the wave movement. This mass ofwater surrounds the motor element D, which,v as' shown in Fig. 1, is a hollow} piston, and this surrounding mass of comlparatively quiet water acts upon the piston by its inertia to prevent it from following'the movement? of the buoy B. The piston D, in Fig. 1. has a tubular extension 32, which slides relatively to the guide-rod G when the latter is moved up and down with the buoyB. This sliding movement ofthe tube 32 is limited by the stops L and L, which in the form of the device shown inFig; 1 come in contact with the hub 21 on the frame E4; The relative move ment of the rod G is transmitted by means of 1 0 the rigid arm 30 to the lever 27 which isthus given; an oscillatory movement on the pivot 28 from the lower position shown to the up- .per positionindicated by the dotted line 33 in F g. Vlfhenjthe buoy-rises, the lever 27 1s: thus swung up to the position 33, wh1ch [carries the line o'fte'nsion of the springs 24 above the center-28. .In this movement the -springs"24 are extended, thus storinguip a.

portion of the energyof the rnovementof the buoyg .As soon. as the lever reaches its extreme upper posit on 33 the contraction of the springs thrpwsthe arm 2511 into the posit1onlnylic'atedgby the dotted line 34, throwuu the clapper 23 against the righthand sid e of the bell, as shown by the dotted lines in. ig.-a'3, and delivering a slump stroke upon the bell. When. the buoy B drops into the-hollow of a wave, the inertia of the water in the tube C reacts upward upon the piston D, allowing the centralrod G to be carried down by the movement of the buoy through thetuhe 32, tlulsthrowing the iever'27 back into its lower position, as shown. in the full lines in Figsl and 3. The springs 24 are 'thu scarried below the pivot 23, and their contractionthen draws the'arm 25 down into its lower position, as shown, bringing the clap-v R r23'sharply in contact with theleft-hand sldeofthe e1.

In. Figs. 4, 5 6,"a'1'1 d 7 we have showna. different, type ofinotor element, which,

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operates upon thesaine principle as that already described. In Fig. 4 we have shown the tube C and the working parts of the device suspended by means of a chain'35 from the side ofa ship, which forms in this case the floatmg support-B,whose movement 'by the surface waves, operates the device. The constructlon of the a paratus is shown more in detail in'Figs. 6 an 7. The chain is attached to the eye 36 at-the upper end of the central guid rod' G, which is rigidly at- Outer ends'tothe-tube v thersup or'ted'neapitjs lower end by the hub 39, earn d'by theradial plates:22'. The hell I tached at its up' e'r end togthehub 37 on. the open frame.F. his fi-ameF coin rises radial plates 38,v Which are attache at their The rod G is fur- A is rigidly supported at its up er end by the. hub 21, also carried on theragial plates 2 These plates are attacheda t heir outerendsv to the tube C, a d,'t'og'eth with the hubs 21 and 39, form t e open nie-E,whichsu 5 ports the bell andth' melianism-case' "I,

while permitting a free flowo he-water'vertically between the 1 radial-' plates 22 and through the tube CL The moveinent of the ship B by the surface waves is transi-nitte'd through the chain'35 t'o.the"tube C and the apparatus supported thereby, causing it to move up and dowlf; carrying with it the mo- 1 tor element D, which this fond of the d'e-- vice is a screw-wheel. f Asthis wheelis lnoved up and down through the rna'ss of-comparathe radial plates '22 of the frame E.

tivelystill-waterfinclosed by the tube 0 the v surrounding water acts byits inertia against franie 45-, which is free to slide vertically between theguides 46, which are supported by The frame ,45 is ressed u )ward by the spring 47,

so as to 1101 the conical rollers 44 in contact with the earn 43. The frame 45 carries a rod 48,-wh1ch extends through an opening in the top of the bell A and has at its lower end a yoke 49, which bears upon the roller 50,-.car-

ried by the upper end of the clapper-arm 26,

which is pivoted at'the poiu t 23. The natchetwheel 42 is also engaged by the two pawls 5] mounted on one of the radial plates 22 of the frame E. The oscillating motion of the motor D ,being imparted to the pawls 41 ,drivc.-: the ratchet-wheel 42 inter-u' ittently in the direction of thea'rrow in Fig. 7. The spiral face of the'cam 43 thus made to d epressthe rollers 44 and the frame 45 con; pressing the spring 47. the rod 48 and the yoke 49, allowing the clap- .per 23 to fall back into the position shown in dotted lines in Fig. 6. The holdiug-pawls 5],

nlounted on the frame E, prevent the ratchetwheel from swingingback when the movement of-the motor I) is reversed. When the cam 43 has been turned into the position shown in Fig. 7, the rollers 44 are suddenly thrown upward by the spring 47 and the clapper 23 is thrown sharply against the. bell A,

striking it in the position shown in full lines in 'Fig. 6. This operation will'be,.of course, re-

peated as long. as the apparatus is moved up and down in the water, giving. the screwwheel D areversing rotary motion. IirFigs. 4'and 6 the tube C is shown in two sections,

the u per and longer one inclosi'ng the motor D an the shorter one connecting the bottom edges of'the radial plates 22. It is obvious that the tube might be made continuous, if desired. I

consists of a hollow air-tight piston which is adapted to. slide freely on the central guide This movement depresses also tube G between the stops Land L. These sto s are constructed in theform of annular das -pots, into which the endsj of the piston 52 and 53 fit loosely, so that when'the piston D arrives at elther end of its stroke its veloc- V I--20' Figs. 8, 9, 10, and 11 illustrate themechanism 0f our nvention as we now prefer to construct; 1t. The motor D, as here shown,.

' cated in the dotted lines D Fig. 8.

ity is checked gradually in driving the water out of the dashots and the iston is brought to rest witliout shock. T e piston is provided also with a pair of tension-springs P, attached to its upper side and sup orted at the'top on the radial bars of the ame F, which hold the upper end of the guide-tube G centrally in the tube C. The piston D is also provided with a counterweight 54 in the form of an iron ring bolted to lugs 55 on the upper side of the piston. The counterweight and springs are so adjusted in relation to buoyancy of the piston D and the effort exerted by it upon the mechanism that the piston is balanced in the water at a position at or near the middle ofits stroke, as indi On the inside of the tube C is an inwardly-projecting circumferential ring K. The inner diameter of this ring is slightly larger than the outer diameter of the piston, so that the piston nearly fills the space inside the ring when it is at or near the middle of its stroke. Thus in this position the water in the tube can pass the piston onl through the small clearance between it an the ring. Therefore the piston receives the full force of the inertia of the mass of water inclosed in the tube and is in this position extremely sensitive to small movements of the buoy. .On the other hand, when the iston is at the lower end of its stroke, as s own in the dotted lines D, Fig. 8, or at the upper end, as shown in the dotted lines D, thereis aconsiderable annular assage between the piston and the tube, al owing the water to flow ast the piston withconsiderable freedom. t is obvious that if the piston filled the tube completely when its motion was stopped by coming in contact with the upper or lower stops L or L the inertia ofthe entire mass of water in the tube C would have to be suddenly overcome, which would produce a sudden increase of pressure on the piston and would tend to increase the shock caused by sto ping it at the end of its stroke. The area 0? the piston D and of the passage through the ring K being smaller 1 than that of. the body of the tube C, the move ment of the piston D when near the middle of its stroke has a greater amplitude than the corres onding movement of the water in the tube Thus .by means of the ring K the piston is made more sensitive to small movements when near the middle of its stroke than as if it filled the entire tube, while the shock of'stopping it at the end is very greatly diminished. By the action of this ring combined with that ofthe balancing-springs P, which tend to keep the piston in the mlddle of its stroke or in its most sensitive sition when the motion of the buoy is smal we are enabled to combine the advantages of an apparatus of great sensitiveness to small wave movements with the ability to withstand the violent action of a very rough sea without injury.

The construction of the open frame or sp1- ring or hub 21 is supported on the four radial plates 22, which are fastened to the tube C making the whole structure similar to a wheel having great strength and stiffness to resist the strains that come upon it and yet permitting a free relative movement of the water between the thin plates 22. The mechanism-case H is bolted to the ring 21, so that the entire bell and mechanism may be readorder to do this, the pins 56 are removed from the tie-rods F and the sto L" unscrewed from the top of the tube G, al owing the piston D to he slipped off the top of the tube.

The operation of the mechanism shown in Figs. 8, 10, and 11 may be described as follows: To the under side of the piston D are attached two links 57. (Shown in full lines in Fig. 10 and in dotted lines in Fig. 8.)

end to the end of a lever 58. (Shown in dotted lines in Fig. 8 andin full lines in Fig. 11.) By means of these links the reciprocating vertical motion of the piston D is converted into an oscillation of the levers 58 about the axis of the shaft 59, which passes through the mechanism-case H and to which the levers 58 are attached. On this shaft 59 is mounted a pawl 61. As the lever 60 is oscillated by the motion of the buoy the pawl 61 engages the teeth of the ratchet-wheel 62, so as to revolve the wheel intermittently in the direction of the arrow in Fig.8. On the hub of this wheel is mounted a cam 63, which turns with the ratchet-wheel. A roller 64, carried by a forked lever 65, is engaged by the cam 63. The lever 65 is pivoted on the axis 66, and as the cam is revolved it lifts position shown in full lines in Fig. 8 to a osition indicated by the dotted line 67. he lever 65is connected by the pin 68 with ahub 69, formed onthe vertical rod 70. The lower end ofthis rod is connected by a pin- 26, pivoted at the oint 28 and carrying the bell-clapper '23. he rod 70 also passes up to which are attached the springs 73 and 74. 73 is a compression-sprin whose lower end rests on the collar 72, wile its upper end hears against the stop L, so that the tendency of the spring is to force the collar72 downward. 74 is a tension-spring whose ends are connected, respectively, toiithe collar 72 and to the collar 75, which bears against the top of the 'mechanismcese H,so that the tension of the s ring 74 is also exertedv downward upon t e collar 72. This der E is shown in Figs. 8 and 9. The steel ilyslipped out of the tube 0, if desired. In

the roller 64, swinging the lever 65 from the joint at the. point 71 with the bell-crank lever through the stop L and carries a collar 7 2,

Each of these links is connected at its lower fastened also a radial arm 66,'on which is."

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collar rests upon a shoulder upon the rod 70.

' At the up or end of the rod '70 is attached a disk 76, W 'ch rests 'against the stop L, preventingthe s rings from further de ressing 5 the rod 70. hen the rod 70 is lifte by the action of the cam 63 and lever 65, the springs 73 and 7 4 are compressed and'stretched, re-

spectively, and the bell-clapper 23 is drawn back into the osition shown in dotted lines in Fig. 8. W en'the point of the 'cam 63 asses under the roller '64, the latter is reeased to move downward freely, and the tension ofthe'springs73" and 74, exerted pose an after it has struck'the bell quickl raws 1t' back to-the position shown in fu l lines thefdrawing. It is apparent from tlnsdescription that ve slight movements 63, and. that blow will-bestruck upon the bell corresponding jto the passage of each tooth of the cam underfthe-roller 64; The force of this blow will depend entirely upon the weightof-the parts and the strength of the s ringsZB an'dflandnotat all-upon the rapi' ity or amount ,of the wave. movement.

Fig; 12 shows our preferred method of constructmg a buoy, especial ly forjthe pur use of operating asubmarine signal of the 0 aracter shown' in Fig".' 8.' The figure illustrates the shape which-we prefer to v ive-the buoy and also the fpreferied method ofa'ttaching the tube O'inforder to'get the maximum ef- .fect of theki wavei movement concentrated upon the motorf'l),which operates-the sub- "l steel-bars 80,11] The attachhea hen-is showngat s1. is "laced-slightly to eff 110 in' order that he weight of the ane" portionof t "e buoy B approximately condew ise' movement of the ownward under't e conical base and the: between it and the top scope joint 77, which permits the clapper 23 the clap er to move forward forthis pur of the'tube C will. cause t "e ratchet-wheel 62-, I to be advanced-gradually, carrying the cam on the wave,- is de-' of the tube 0, thus tending to increase not only the lifting effort upon' the buoy, but

the buoy the pressure of the wave at the sur face which hits the buoy is made to 006 erate with the inertia of the water at the ottom'of thetube C to holdback the piston D,

.and thus to actuate the submerged soundproducing device in-the manner described.

' The mechanism, as shown in Figs. 8, 9, 10,

' and 11, is adapted especially to the o oration simultaneous y of air-signals andsu marine signals. Fig. 13, illustrates a combination whereby the same motion of the water in the tube 0 is enabled to o erate simultaneously a whistle M, placed in the air at the to of the tube, anda submarine bell-A, inclose in the bottom of the tube. The tube C incloses the operating mechanism of the submarine bell,

which has already been described, and is proameter C, which extends u into the interior of the buoy B, as shown. This section of the tube of smaller diameter is designed to pro-.-

'videdwith a connecting-tube of smaller dimote the free access of the water-to the under side of the buoy B, wherebylthe wave moveing the submarine bell and mechanism were" carried up to the bottom of the buoy, it would materially reduce the area exposed to down movement. This cannot be compensated for by enlarging the diameter of the -buoy, because if the diameter is greater than I a half of the wavelength the effect of the wave to lift the buoy islargely neutralized.

The manner in which the whistle is operated by the water in=combination with the bell A may be thus described: When the buoy B is lifted on the crest of a wave, the inertia ofthe water in the tubes 0 andC holds back the I pistonQD. from following the motion of the marinebell.;--a ';..Thejmeehanism in .the tube 0 1n Fig .;;.1-2 i the same' ashas been shown in in the extension-tube 0" .falls through a.

greater height, owingto the smaller diameter of: the tube 0" The lowering of the'column of water in the tube C draws in air throu h the pipe .81 and'a; check-valve 82 into t chamber 83above the surface of the'water in the tube G. When the piston D .comesin contact with the stop L, (see Fi tive-motionof the water inclosed in the tubes .0 and C would be suddenly stopped were it not for the annular passage which the mo.-

tion of the piston past the 'r' vthe pressure of the wave at the bottom of the r I buoyand diminish the power of the up and- 8,) therelalowing the water m the tube. to contmue past the piston. This action combined with the smaller diameter of the tube of the wave, the inertia of the water in thecauses the column of water in the tube C to drop through a considerably greater distance than the Water in the tube C, which itself moves agreater distance than the piston D. When the buoyB falls again into the hollow tube 0 acts in the opposite direction upward, and the action of the piston and the column of waterin the tubes 0 and O is reversed. The confined air in the chamber 83 is then driven out through the ipe 84 and throu h the whistle M, thus pro ucing a blast of t 1e whistle whose length is proportional to the movement of the buoy. By means of the I combination of the two tubes of diiierentdiameter and the ring K in the larger tube the wave movement is enabled to operate the sub- -mar1ne bell A without interfering in any appreciable degree with the simultaneous operation of the whistle M.

Fig. 14 shows a modification of the rela tive positions oi the tubes C and C, in which the latter is set with its axis displaced to one side of the axis of the tube 0 for the purpose of balancing the weight of the anchor-chain, (shown at 81, Fig. 13.) In Fig. 13 the submarinesound-producing device Ais entirely inside the'mouth of the tube C, whereas in simu both be tion may be es ecially useful in determining the distance 0 the buov from a vessel re- Flg. 14 it is shown projecting below it and is protected'from mechanical injury by means of the cage 85.

Fig. 15 illustrates the adaptability of the device shown in Fig. 8 to operate simultaneously the submarine bell A and an atmospheric bell A, mounted on the top of the buoyB. In this combination the tube C is constructed and attached to the buoy in the manner illustrated in Fig. 12," so as to get the m'aximum power a plied to the piston D. This 1power 1s applie to strike the two bells taneously in the following manner: The ,rod' 70, (shown in Fig. 8,) whose lower end is attached to the clapper 23 of the bell A, is extended upward through a tube 86, passing through the buoy B, and is attached at its upper end to the shorter arm of the bellcrank lever 87, so thatthe sudden downward movement of therod by means oi the springs 73 and 74, Fig. 8-, actuates si- Inultaneously the clapper 23 of the bell A and the clap or 88 of the bell A, thus striking lls simultaneously. This combina- "we therefore do not restrict ourselves to the special forms shown and described; but

What we claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is the following:

1. In an apparatus for producing soundvibrations .in water, by wlnch they are transmitted, the combination of an under-water ing-body adapted to float upon the surface of the water, an attached tube extendin downward below the buoyant support and adapted to be immersed in the water in the tube and to move responsively torelative axial movements of the water therein, said motor element. being operatively connected to said under-water sound-producing device, substantially as set forth.

2. In a signal-buoy, the combination of an under-water sound-producing device, a motor element operatively connected thereto and adapted to have a reversing movement responsive to the up-and-down movement of the body of the buoy by the'waves, and a tube, open at its lower end, extending downmotor element, substantially as set forth.

3. In an apparatus for signals in water, by whic they are transmitted, the combination of a buoyant support adapted to floatu on the surface of the water and to-be move up and down b the waves," an attachedtube, open at its ower end, extending downward from the buo ant support and adapted to inclose a mass Of Wfim ter practically unaffected b the wave moveacted u on by the inertia of said mass of water, an an under-water sound-producing device operativelyconnected to said motor ele ment, substantially as set forth. i 4., In an apparatus for lproducing sound- .si nals in water, by whic they are transmitted, the combination of a buoyant support adapted to float u on the surface of t e water and to be moved waves, an attached tube, 0 en at its ower end, extending downward be ow the buoyant support so as to inclose a mass of water comparatively unaffected by the surface movement, a piston movably supported in the tube and adapted to be immersed in, the said mass of water and acted u on by its inertia, and an under-water sound producing device operatively connected to said piston, substantially as set forth. 5; In an apparatus for producing soundsignals in water by whic they are transmitted the com ination of a buoyant su port adapted to float u on the surface of t a water and to .be move up and down b the waves, an attached tube, open at its ower endfextending axially downward below the buoyant support soiias to inclose a mass of sound-producing devices a buoyant support ward below the buoy and inclosing the said 1producing soundopen at its lower end and a motor element ment, a motor element a apted to be immersed in the water in the tube and to be up and down b the I water comparatively unaffected by the wave movement, a buoyant (piston movably. sup-' illv ' forth.

ported in the tube an adapted to be .immersed in the said mass of water and acted upon by its inertia, and an under-water soundproducing.- device operatively eon-j nected to' said piston, substantially as set 6. In anapparat'us for producingsoundvibrations in water, by which they are trans- .mitted, the combination of an under-water sound-producing device, a buoyant body, a

tube with its axis extending up and down sup .orted thereby and open to the water at its ower end, means for supporting the said s'ound-producmg device upon the tube, and

a motor element adapted to be immersed in the water-insaid tube and to have a reversing movement responsive to the relative upand-down movements of the water therein, operatively connected to said under-water sound-producm device 7. In a signal-buoy, a floating support,- a tube rigidly attached thereto with its axis extending up and down, said tube being open to the water at its lower end, an under-water sound-producmg devlce, means for supporting the Ff1( l SOLIJ1d-p10dll0lllg device under the buoy Eoiiiprising aii open frame attached 3 to the tube and adaptcdrto ermit a relative up-and-down movement 0 the column of water therein, and a motor element 'adapted to have a reversing movement responsive to' said u -and-down movement of the water 111 the tu eand operatively connected to said wider-water sound-lproducing device, sub stantially as set vfort 1.

8; In a signal-buoy, an attached tube with I its axis extending up and down, said tube being open to the water at its lo'werend, an

- under-water sound-producing device, means for supporting the said sound-producingdepvice comprising ano en frame,'att -a ched to signals in water,---by whic 5 5" the bottom of the tu e and adapted to V er-' mit a relative up-and-down movement 0 the column of water therein, and a piston adapt- ,ed to have a reversing movement responsive to said' up-and-down movement. of said :col-

umn of water in; which ,it isimmersed, and" operatively connected to said under watr sound-producing device, substantially as set 9. In an apparatus for, roducing soundthey are transmitted, the combination of a buoyant su port adapted to float upon the surface of t e j water and to be moved up and down by the waves, a tube Lri'gidly attached to said'1sup-- port, said tube bein o en at its lower end, and extending axialIy 5 buoyant support, so as to inclosea' mass of water comparatively unaffected by the wave movement, l a motor element adapted to be "acted upon by the inertia of said niass of ter, an under-water sound-produc ng device ownward below the operatively connected to said motor-element, and acentral axial guide for said motor element, substantially asset forth. 1

mitted, the combination of an under-water sound-producing device, a buoyant body, a

. tube attached thereto at or near its upper end and extending downward therefrom so as to reach comparatively still water an open sup porting-frame for the operating parts at- -10. 111 anapparatus for producing soundsignals in water, by which they are trans-7o tac'hed to the tube and adapted to permit a I relative up-and-down motion of the water there in, an axial guide for the motor element {supported by said frame, and a motor ele-,

ment operatively connected to .said underwater sound-p'roducmg device, and adapted to have a reversing movement upon said axial gulde responsive to said up-and-down motion of the water in the tube.

- 11', In an apparatus for producing soundsignals in water, by which they are trans- 'mitted, the combination of a buoyant body, a"

tube attached thereto extendinglownward under the water and open at its lower end, an

under-water sound-producing device within .or below said tube, a motor element. inthe tube operatively connected to said soundproducmg device, and adapted to move re- .sponsively to relative axial movements of the water therein, andan open frame attached to the tube and adapted to support the soundproducing device at a point below the said motor element. l I

12. In an apparatus fprprodu'cing soundsignals in water, by W] ich they are trans- 1nitted,'the combination of a buoyant body, a

tube attached theretoextending downward under the Water and open at its lOWGI'LGIld an under-water sound-producing device within or below said t1rbe,'.a motor element in the tube operatively connected to said sound producing device, and adapted to move responsively to relative axial movements of the sOundroducing device at a point below the vm-itted, the combination of a buoyant supporting-body, a tube attached thereto extendingdownward below the same and open at its lower end, an under-water sound-producing device within or below said tube, a motor element operatively connected to said 'soundeproducing device and "adapted; to

move responsivelyto relative axial move-' ments of the water in the tube, an axial guide for the said motor element, and; anopen' frame attached to the tube. and supporting the 'saidguide and sound-producing device at a point between the'latter andthe said motor .eleme'nt. o I

14. In an apparatusfor producing soundsignals in water, by which they aretransmitted, the combination of a buoyant supporting-body, a tube attached thereto extending axially downward below the same and open at its lower end, an under-water sound-producing device within or below said tube, a piston operatively connected to said sound-producing device, and ada ted to move responsively to relative axia movements of the Water in the tube, an axial guide for the said piston, and an open frameattached to the tube and supporting the said guide and sound-producing evice at a point between the latter and the said iston.

15. In an apparatus for pro ucing soundsignals' in water by which they are transmitted, the combination of a buoyant support adapted to float u on the surface of t e water and to be move up and down b the waves, an attached tube, open at its ower end, extending axially downward below the buoyant support and adapted to inclose a mass of water comparatively unaffected by the wave movement, a motor element adapted to be immersed in the water in the tube and to be acted upon by the inertia of said mass of water, an under-water sound-producing device and means, comprising a power-storing mechanism, operatively connecting the motor element w1th the said under-water sound-producing device.

16. In an apparatus for producing soundsignals in water. by which they are transmitted, the combination of a buo ant body, a tube attached .thereto exten ing axially downward under the same and open atits lower end, an under-water sound-producing device within or below said tube, a piston in the tube, means, comprising a power-storing mechanism, operatively connecting the piston with the said under-water sound-producing device, and adapted to move responsively to relative axial movements of the water in the tube, an axial guide forthe said piston, and an open frame, or spider, at-' tached to the tube, sup orting the said guide andsound-producing evice' at a-point between the latter and the said piston.

17. In an apparatus for producing sounds' als in watenby which they are transmltted the combination of a buoyant su nected to said piston, substantially as set forth. a

18. In a signal-buoy, the combination of a buoyant support adapted to float upon the surface of the water and to be moved up and down by the waves, an attached tube open at its lower end extending axially downward from the said buoyant support so as to inclose a mass of water comparatively unaffected by the wave movement, an underwater sound-signaling device supported in or below said tube, an atmospheric sound-signaling device carried on the buoyant support and-means adapted to be acted upon by the inertia of the water in said tube whereby both signaling devices are operated simu taneously, substantially as set forth.

19. In a signal-buoy, a whistle, a downward tubular extension of the buoy, an under-water sound-signaling device sup orted by said tubular extension, and means or operating said whistle and said under-water sound-si aling device simultaneously by the relative movements of the buo and the mass of water inelosed in said tubu ar extension thlereof. l b b a t 20. n a si a no a uoyant supper adapted to flo a t upon the surface of the water, a tube open at its lower end extending downward therefrom, an 0 en frame, or spider, attached to the said tube and ada ted to permit relative axial movement of t e column of water therein, an under-water soundprroduoing device supported by said open ame, an atmospheric sound-producing device mounted on said buoyant support, and means for o eratingboth sound-producing devices simu taneousl by the relative movement of the buoy an the mass of water inclosed in said tube, substantially as set forth.

21. In a signal-buoy adapted to float upon the surface of the water, a tube open at its lower end extending downward therefrom, an open frame, or spider, attached to the said to e and ada ted to permit relative axialmovement of t e column of water therein, an under-water soundroducing device supported' by said open ame, an atmospheric sound-producing device mounted on said buoyant support, a piston movably supported in the tu e, and an inwardly-projecting circumferential ringv in a buoyant support the tube at or near the mid-stroke position of said piston, whereby both said soundproducing devices are operable simultaneously bky the relative movement of the buoy and t e mass of water inclosed in said tube, substantially as set forth. I 22. In a signal-buoy a buoyant support adapted to float upon the surface of the water, a tube open at its lower end extending downward therefrom, an o 614 frame, or spi der, attached to the said tu e and ada ted to permit relative axial movement of t e column of water therein, an underwater soundroducing device supported by said open ame, an. atmospheric sound-producing device, operable by compressed air, mounted on said-buoyant su port, a piston movably supported in the'tu e, and an inwardly-projectingicircumferential ring in the tube at or I forth.

buoyant sup orted in the tube,

circumferential ring in the tube at or near the '23. In a signal-buoy, a buoyant support adapted t .fioat upon the surface of the water, a tube open at its lower end extending downward therefrom, an enlarged section at the lower end of said tube, an open frame, or spider, attached thereto and adapted to permit relative axial movement of the column of water in the tube, an under-water sound-producing device supported by said open frame, an atmospheric sound-producing device, operable by compressed air, mounted on said 7 buoyant'support, and means for operating producing device supported on said tube, an

atmospheric sound-producing device, operable by compressed air, mounted on said a (piston movably supportan an inwardly-projecting mid-stroke position of said piston, whereby both said sound-producin devices are operable simultaneously by't e relative move ment of the buoy and the mass of water inclosed in said tube, substantially as set forth.

25. In a signal-buoy, the combination of an under-water sound-signaling device,- a motor 'element operatively connected thereto and adapted to have a'reversing movement responsive to the up-and-down move ment of the buoy by the waves, a tube below the buoy open at its lower ,end inclosin the said motor element, and an extension 0 said,tube of smaller-diameter connecting the same with the body of the buoy, substantially as set forth.

26. In a signal-buoy, the combination of'a buoyant support adapted to, be'moved up and down the waves, an' atmospheric sound -si a ing device operable by com pressed air mounted 'on saidbuoyant support, a tube extending downward therefrom mclosing a mass of water comparatively un- '7 affectedby the wave movement, a com.-

. pressed-air chamber above the water at thetop of said tube variable by the relative move-ment of'the buoy and the column'of water inclosed in. the tube and connected with said atmospheric sound-si 'aling def vice, the lower section of" said tu e bein of larger diameter, a motor element inclose I said enlarged section and an. under-water sound-signalin 'device supported at the bot-' tom of said en arggd sectlon and operatively connectedto said motor element. 27-. In a signal-buoy, the combination of a buoyant support adapted to be moved up and down by the waves, anatmospheric sound-signaling device operable by compressed air mounted on said buoyant support, a tube extending downward therefrom adapted to inclose a mass of water comparatively unaffected by the wave movement, a compressed-air chamber above the water at the top of said tubevariable b the relative movement of. the buoy and t e column-of water inclosed in the. tubeand connected with said atmospheric sound-si aling ,device,-the lower section of saidvtu e bein of sai enlarged section, an axial guide for the said motor element, and /an-- under-water sound-signalin device supported at the bottom of said e arged sectlon and operatively connected to said motor element. 28. In a signal-buoy, the combination of a buoyant su port adapted to be moved up and down by t e waves, an atmospheric soundsignaling mounte extending downward therefrom lnclosmg a mass of water comparatively unaffected by the wave movement, a compressed-air cham-- ber above thewater at the top of said tube. variable b the relative movement of the buoy and t e column of water inclosed in the tube. and connected with said atmospheric sound-signaling device, the lower section of said tube being of larger diameter, a motor element inclosed in sa d enlarged section, anaxial guide for the said motor element, a

frame, or'spider, attached to said enlarged section adapted to permit axial movement of thevwa'ter in the tube, and anflunder-water sound-producing device supported by said frame, and operatively connected to said motor-element.

' 29. In a signal-buoy, the buoyant su port adapted to be movedup and down by t e waves, an' atmospheric sound signalin device operable by compressed'air mounts on said buoyant support, a tube extending downward therefrom adapted to 1nclose a mass of watercomparatively unaf- I lar er diameter, a'motor element.inclose in device opera le y compressed-air on said buo ant support, a tube IIO - n5 combination of a 7 pheric sound-signaling device, the lower sec;-

tion of said tube being of lar er diameterthan the upper, a piston movab y supported therein, an inwardly-projecting circumferential ring on said enlarged section of tube through which the said piston travels in the operation of the device and an underwater sound-producing device operatively connected to said piston.

30. In a signal-buoy the combination of a buoyant support adapted to be moved up and down by the waves, an atmospheric soundsignaling device operable by compressed air mounted'on said buoyant support, a tube extending downward therefrom inclosing a mass of water comparatively unaffected by the wave movement, a compressed-air chamber above the water at the top of said tube variable by the relative movement of the buoy and the column of water inclosed in the tube and connected with said atmospheric soundsiglpaling device, the. lower section of said tu e being of larger diameter than the upper, a piston movably supported therein,4an axial iide for the said piston, an inwardl -pro- Jecting circumferential ring on said enlhrged section of tube through which the said piston travels in the operation of the device and an under water sound-producing device operatively connected to said piston.

31. In a signal-buoy, the combination ofa buoyant support adapted to be movedup and down by the waves, an atmospheric soundsignalin device operable by compressed air mounte on said buoyant support, a' tube extending downward therefrom adapted to inclose a mass of water comparatively unaffected by the wave movement, a compressedair chamber above the water at the top of said tube variable by the relative movement of the buoy and the column of water inclosed in the tube and connected with said atmospheric sound-signaling device, the lower section of said tube being of larger diameter than the upper, a piston movablysupported therein, an axial guide for the said piston, an inwardly-projecting circumferential ring on said enlarged section of tube throu h which the said piston travels in the operatlon of the device, aframe, or spider, attached to the tube and adapted to permit relative axial movement of the water therein, and an un der-water sound-producing device supported by said frame and o ratively connected to said piston, substantially as and for the purposes set-forth.

32. In a signal-buoy, the combination of a buoyant sulpport adapted to be moved up and down byt e waves, an atmospheric soundsigna device operable by compressed air mounte on said buoyant support, a tube extending downward therefrom and adapted to inclose a mass of water comparatively unaffected by the wave movement, a compressedair chambgnabove the water at the top of said tube variable by the relative movement of the buoy and the column of water inclosed in the tube and connected with said atmospheric sound-signaling device, an-open frame, or spider, attached to the said tube and adapted to permit relative axial movement of the column of water therein, an underwater sound-producing device supported ,by said frame, and means for operating both said sound-producing devices simultaneously by the relative movement of the buoy and the column of water inclosed in said tube, substantially as set forth.

33. In an apparatus for producing soundsignals in water, by which they are transmitted, the combination of a buoyant support adapted to float u on the surface-of the water and to be move up and down by the waves, an attached tube, open at its lower end, extending downward from the buoyantsupport and adapted to inclose a mass of 34, In a signal-buoy, the combination of abuoyant support, a tube open at its lower end extending downward therefrom, a motor element operable by the relative movement of the water in said tube an under-water soundroducing device, a irame attached to said tu e adapted to support said sound-pro ducing device and to permit 'axialmovement of the water in thetube, and means, comprising a power-storingmechanism, operatively connecting the said motor element with the said under-water sound-producing device, substantially as set forth.

35. In a signal-buoy, the combination with the supporting-body of an attached tubebe low the same, a piston movably supported in the tube, a contracted ring inside the tube through which the piston travels, and an under-water sound-producing device operatively connected to the piston.

36. In a signal-buoy,- the combination with.

the supporting-body of an attached tube below the same, a piston movabl y supported in the tube andoperatively connected with the signaling device, stops for the piston and. means adapted to return the piston to an intermediate position between said stops, substantially as set forth.

I 37. In a signal-buoy, the combination of a tube with its axisextending up and down be-' low the buoy open to the water at its lower enl, a piston inclosed in said tube and movable by the relative motion of the water.

e4aa27 therein, and an under-water sound-producing device actuated by such movement of the piston, substantially as set forth.

38. In a signal-buoy, the combination of a tubebelow the body thereof open to thewa-- ter at its lower end, a movable piston inclosed ln-sald tube, a central axlal guu'e for said piston, an open frame connecting sail I guide and the sides of the tube and adapted to permit a free vertical movement of the water therein, and an under-water soundproducing device operatively connected with the piston, substantially as set forth.

39 In a signal-buoy, the combination with the supporting-body of a-tube extending axially downward therefrom and open to the water at its lower end, a whistle operable by the relative movement of the, water in said tube,-'a

piston in the tube, movable by the relative motion of the water therein, an-un- (ler-water sound-signaling device operatively connected with the piston, stops limiting the stroke of the piston and. an enlarged. passage for the water past the piston at each end of the stroke, whereby the .whistle and under? Water sound-signal are operable conjointly by the'relative movement of thewater in the tube, without mutual'interference, substantially as set forth.

40. In a signal-buoy,the combination with the supporting-body of a tube'extending bepiston movably supported inlowthe same, a

the tube, a bell in or below the tube operatively connected with the piston, and an open frame adapted to support the bell on the tube and to permit axial movement of the water therein, substantially as set forth.

41. In a signal-buoy, the combination with the supporting-body of a tube extending below the same, a piston movably supported in the tube, an axial guide for the piston, abell in or below the tube, operatively connected.

i with the piston, ani an open frame adapted withthe piston, an open frame adapted toto support the bell on the tube and to permit axial movement of the water therein, substantially as set forth.

42. In a signalbuoy,the combination with the supporting-body of a tube extending below the same, a

piston movably supported in the" tube, an axial guide for the piston, a bell in or below the tu e, operatively connected support the. bell on the tube anal'to perm-it axial movement of the water therein, a closed tion thereto,

air-chamber above the water at the upper end of the tube, and a whistle operatively connected thereto, substantially as set forth.

. 43. In asignahbuoy, the combination with I the supporting-body of an attached tube below the same, a piston movably supported in the tube and operatively connected with'the signaling device, dash-pots to check themotion of the piston at the ends of the stroke, and means adapted to return the piston to a position intermediate the ends of the stroke, substantially as set forth.

44. In a signaling apparatus, a buoy, a tube extending downwardly therefrom open at-its lower end, a motor located Within said tube and adapted to have amotion with relaand a sounder having a movable element, and. connections between said motor connected to said tube, and a motor located within said. tube and adapted to operate sail sounder, the walls of said buoy approaching each other below the normal water-line, whereby the waves engaging the under surelement of said sounder, as

' face of the buoy in approaching and receding from it, will be effective to magnify the relative movement of the buoy and motor, as describe-.1.

47.. In a signaling apparatus, a buoy, a

' tube extending downwardly therefrom and adapted to be entirely submerged in water and open at both ends, a sounder connected to said tube, and a motor located within said tube, and means whereby the movem nt of the motor within said tube causes ,the operation of sail sounder, as described ARTHUR J. MUNDY. HORACE e. GALE.

In presence of FULTON BLAKE, JOHN R. HAYES. 

